Digital Economy Development Upgrading Of Industrial Structure And Urban-rural Income Gap

The inherent requirement of socialism is to achieve common prosperity,which cannot be achieved without further narrowing the income gap between urban and rural areas.Since the reform and opening up,the Chinese economy has ushered in a new round of rapid development,and residents’ disposable income is also greatly increased.Despite this,under the background of the new era,the income gap between urban and rural areas is still severe,unbalanced urban and rural development,urban and rural dualization hinders the economic and social development.If the income gap between urban and rural residents is not too large,it will restrict the harmonious development of Chinese economy and society and hinder the construction of socialist modern country.Digital economy,as a new economic form brought about by the technological revolution,has exerted great influence on the social production and living aspects,it has injected more active strength for the economic development of rural areas,industrial development and the improvement of residents’ income.What is the influence mechanism of national and provincial digital economy development on urban-rural income gap? Can it play a role in improving and reducing? Can it promote the adjustment and upgrading of local industrial structure? The answers to these questions are of great significance to driving economic growth,promoting high-quality economic development and improving urban and rural income.This paper mainly studies the impact of digital economy development on urban-rural income gap,and explains the basic concepts,characteristics,content and theoretical basis of digital economy development,industrial structure upgrading and urban-rural income gap.The models and tests involved in this paper are all based on the support of relevant data.Literature analysis,qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis,regression analysis and other methods are adopted to explore the impact of the development of digital economy on the income gap between urban and rural areas in China,which can be divided into three steps: First,on the basis of relevant theories,The concepts related to the development of digital economy,the upgrading of industrial structure and the income gap between urban and rural areas are sorted out,and the mechanism of action among the three is analyzed.Secondly,by selecting relevant indicators and calculating the comprehensive development level of digital economy and the rationalization level of industrial structure in all regions of China during 2011-2020,combined with the relevant influencing factors of urban and rural residents’ income,the specific influence of digital economy development on the income distribution gap between urban and rural areas is verified,including the size and direction of the effect.Finally,the benchmark regression model,the intermediary effect model and the threshold model are used to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the empirical results,to find out the problems in the current process of urban and rural development,and to deeply study the ways and methods of digital economy development on urban and rural income gap.The results show that the development of digital economy can indeed contribute to the improvement of urban and rural income,and the effect of helping presents a decreasing trend from east to west.In addition,it is found that the development of digital economy can also promote the upgrading of industrial structure,and indirectly alleviate the urban-rural income gap through industrial upgrading,that is,there is a partial intermediary effect.From the perspective of threshold effect,under different economic development level and threshold value of government intervention level,the actual effect of digital economy will be different to some extent.Therefore,timely adjustment should be made according to the actual situation.Finally,according to the existing problems,the paper tries to put forward relevant policy suggestions to improve the urban-rural income gap and formulate development measures according to local conditions.Overall planning to improve the supply of funds;Enhancing the development level of digital economy;Coordinate the development of various regional industries;Promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure;Gradually improve the urban-rural income gap.